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Receptionist
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Salary: $38,500.00-$43,000
A nationally recognized comprehensive Health and Human Services Agency, with over 60 programs across New York City and greater New York Area.
Samaritan Daytop Village, serves over 33,000 New Yorkers annually within your neighborhoods and communities so our success depends on those we employ.
The Role
Under general supervision of the Special Assistant to the President, the Receptionist is responsible for providing staff coverage for the main reception area of Samaritan Daytop Village Administrative Headquarters. This work is in support of the mission and goals of Samaritan Daytop Village.
Responsibilities:What You Will Do
- Maintains main reception area in a manner that immediately conveys agency’s professionalism.
- Operates primary switchboard, which may be computerized and routes incoming calls to appropriate parties.
- Takes telephone messages and forwards to appropriate parties.
- Greets visitors to program site and refers them to appropriate parties.
- Maintains a warm, but professional demeanor in all interactions with community, clients served and staff.
- Signs for all incoming packages and pick-up services for outgoing packages.
- Enforces and complies with security measures that may be implemented to protect the integrity of program environment (sign-in/sign-out sheets, visitor badges, incident reports, fire drills, security alarm procedures and trains security personnel on same.
- Observes all pertinent laws governing client and/or staff confidentiality.
Who You Will Be
- High School Diploma or Equivalent.
- At least two (2) years of experience as a Switchboard Operator or Receptionist.
- Computer literacy including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to display good communication and interpersonal skills to interact with staff, clients and visitors.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with changing or shifting priorities and demands.
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic a socioeconomic background.
